fun : summer vacation

Dear Miss Cerutti + Miss Wolf:

It's been awhile since we've been in your elementary school classes, but we haven't forgotten either of you. As is customary with each new school year, we wanted to show you some of the things we did on our summer vacation, which reflects stuff you taught us.

Physical FitnessExerciseHmmm ... shouldn't you put the pin in? Is that your Robert DeNiro face? You wanna' piece a me?

Dodge Ball RevengeWe profusely apologize for the poor image quality with this one. Scott was quaking in his kicks at the thought of the g-force that would be expended in his direction should that ball explode.

Swings - weee!They sure make the seats a lot smaller and lower to the ground these days. Scott isn't allowed to jump from the swing after the last time he fell down and went boom.

LunchWhat's cookin' good lookin'?Nutrition 101 covered all three major food groups:carbohydrates, fats and proteins.

Pizza has vegetablesWe were a little bit scared during this meal. A man kept looking in our direction. It seemed like he might tip over. He approached our table while we were in mid-bite. Was he going for our pizza? Bad idea. No, he said that Cindy looked like Laura Bush and he adored her, Laura that is. You taught us to never speak to strangers and we didn't.

PlaytimeRalph Lauren's Tree HouseAmazing to see this in the store, so we took the stairs.

Gold Medal SwimmingScott pretended to be Michael Phelps - watch me, watch me! Actually, he had to swim back and forth several times because it didn't occur to Cindy to change the camera setting to continuous in order to capture this action shot - oops.

RecessAll that swimming made us put our heads down and ask the clouds to temporarily turn off the sun.

Someone tried to escape, but was grabbed by the leg.

Class Play

The FarmWe created a play that took place on a farm in the 1700s. Doesn't our set look authentic? Psych, it's the Home Sweet Home Museum.

PropsThe hat was purchased years ago from Edna Mae's Millinery in Newport, Rhode Island. The dress was a rare fashion find from Target and similar to one sold by J. Crew for a lot more dough.

CostumeWe couldn't find Scott a snazzy hat that fit him, so it was a one women play.

Why so serious?I really need to exhale already - can you hurry up? Plus, this sepia tone is adding 10 years to my face. Blink and this photo might be gone!Method smilingThis is supposed to be like Cindy's in a cornfield. More like a field of ornamental grasses next to the pool. There were cornfields available, but we're averse to buckshot and dirt, so we improvised.

School PicturesTime to get serious and clean up for our class pictures.

Stop squirming!

Ok, we'll be good now and act our ages - not!

One final message for each of you:

Miss CeruttiYou were Cindy's second grade teacher and beautiful enough to be on Mad Men. But, was it really necessary to write on her report card that she "talked to much in class"? She became really shy, and now, we're all paying for it.

Miss WolfYou were Scott's fourth grade teacher and very nice. But, did you misspell the word "bully" on his report card. Didn't you really intend to reference his astrological sign, which is Taurus, the Bull?

See you next year. Write back soon.

Very truly yours,Cindy B + Scott

PS Have a happy and safe weekend everyone! We'll be keeping an eye on Gustav as it seems to be heading for our friends down in the Gulf Coast. See you in September. xo